Tags: Consol Energy Center View |
Tags: Consol Energy Center View |
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The Consol Energy Center is an arena under construction in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The arena will be the second home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the citys National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. It is expected to complete construction on August 1, 2010, and open for the 2010-11 NHL season. The arena will replace the Penguins current arena, Mellon Arena, which was built in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony was held on August 14, 2008. The arena will attempt to be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified NHL arena. The arena is named for CONSOL Energy, which purchased the naming rights in December 2008.
Stadium Name: Consol Energy Center
Birth Location: Downtown Pittsburgh, bound by Washington Place, Centre Avenue (Pittsburgh), Centre Ave. and Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh), Fifth Ave.
Broke Ground: August 14, 2008
Built: August 2008 - August 2010 (expected)
Opened: ''August 18, 2010,(Scheduled)''
Owner: Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Operator: Pittsburgh Arena Operating LP/SMG
Surface: Ice
Construction Cost: US$ (United States dollar)321 million
Architect: Populous (Populous (architects))
Structural Engineer: Thornton Thomasetti/Raudenbush
Project Manager: Pittsburgh Arena Development, LP
Tenants: Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL (National Hockey League)) (2010)
Seating Capacity: 18,087 (Ice hockey)19,000 (Basketball) , 14,526 (End stage) , 19,578 (Center stage)
Dimensions: convert720000sqftm2